Several years ago at a party I met a man who claimed that he navigated London using a compass. Fed up of following directions on his phone, he had bought a handsome, waterproof instrument and fixed it ...

Author Jerry Brotton (The History Of The World in Twelve Maps) presents a five-part series exploring the story of each of the four cardinal points of the compass in turn - with the first episode ...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. He is supported on crutches, but lacks so much support of the muscle. He has got a fine Geneva watch, but he has lost the skill ...